Undergraduate commencement ceremonies are expected to last about two hours. Graduates, their families and friends are urged to arrive in sufficient time for the prompt 9 a.m. start of the program and to expect traffic congestion in the area. This year, security will be checking bags as people enter the arena. Because of this added security, doors will open at 7:30 a.m.

Doors to the arena will open at 1 p.m. for the advanced degree program, which is expected to last approximately two hours. Security will be checking bags as people enter the arena.

Authorized lei vendors will be located in the Music Department parking lot along Dole Street just before the entrance to Lower Campus Road and adjacent to Cooke Field near the Rainbow Baseball Stadium. No balloons are allowed inside the Stan Sheriff Center.

Graduates, their families and well-wishers will exit the Stan Sheriff Center and meet on Cooke Field for post-commencement celebrations this year. The university has requested that caution be exercised by those walking on the surface to minimize damage that might result from spike-heeled shoes or carelessly discarded cigarette waste.